TUNGSTEN CARBIDE FOR SNOW PLOW BLADES

IN THIS INVESTIGATION TUNGSTEN CARBIDE TIPS WERE INDUCTIVELY WELDED TO STEEL PLOW BLADES AND COMPARISONS IN THEIR USE AND THE AMOUNT OF WEAR WERE MADE WITH CONVENTIONAL PLOW BLADES. EARLY FINDINGS DURING THE EXPERIMENTAL USE OF THE MODIFIED BLADES SHOWED SUCH ENCOURAGING RESULTS, BOTH IN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BLADES FOR SNOW-PLOWING AND IN THE MINIMAL AMOUNT OF WEAR, THAT FORTY PERCENT OF A LARGE FLEET WAS EQUIPPED WITH TUNGSTEN CARBIDE TIPS AND FURTHER TESTS WERE CONDUCTED. THE RESULTS OF THE TESTS FULLY CONFIRMED THAT TUNGSTEN CARBIDE TIPPING OF PLOW BLADES WILL EFFECT CONSIDERABLE SAVINGS AND THAT THE TIPPED BLADES WILL OUTPERFORM CONVENTIONAL STEEL BLADES. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE MODIFIED BLADE ARE DISCUSSED AND CHANGES IN DESIGN TO IMPROVE THE LIFE SPAN OF THE BLADES ARE DETAILED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report Rr 120, 11 PP, 6 FIG, 5 PHOT
• Corporate Authors:

  Ontario Department of Highways

  1201 Wilson Avenue
  Toronto, Ontario M3M 1J8,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Fitzpatrick, J R
• Publication Date: 1966-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blades (Machinery); Carbides; Durability tests; Performance; Service life; Snowplows; Steel; Tungsten; Wear; Welding
• Old TRIS Terms: Tungsten carbide
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218129
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: CANADIAN GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 23 1994 12:00AM